Costa
Rica
will be
the
first
country
in
Americas
to have
the
Mitsubishi
Motors
electric
car
called
iMiEV,
according
to the
local
Mitsuubishi
distributor,
Veinsa.

Veinsa's
Ariel
Aizenman
said
Costa
Rica was
chosen
to make
this
release
in the
Americas,
even
first
that in
the
United
States
because
of its
environmental
record,
his
concern
for the
environment
and its
goal of
being
the
first
country
carbon
neutral
by 2021.

The
iMiEV is
100%
electric
powered
by
lithium-ion
battery
that
delivers
up to
160
kilometers
at a
speed of
130 kph
and has
a
capacity
for five
passengers.

To load
time is
six
hours,
though
rapid
charging
system
charges
up to
80% of
the
battery
in 30
minutes.
In
addition,
each
braking
stop
consuming
energy.

The
gearbox
offers a
choice
of the
D-ahead
position
in the
city,
the
B-position
to the
decline
in
driving,
and the
C-position
for a
trip.

This car
is
already
circulating
in
Japan,
as usual
Mitsubishi
launch
first
products
in the
domestic
market,
and the
rest of
the
world,
scheduled
for
launch
in 2011.

Aizenman
says
between
25 and
50 units
will be
on sale
in Costa
Rica by
mid-February
and at
the cost
of
us$61.500
dollars.

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